2014 Excellence inRehabilitation Nursing Honorees

The following nurses/groups have been recognized by their peers for their exceptional contribution to rehab nursing:

Cynthia S. Jacelon, PhD RN-BC FAAN CRRN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA In recognition of Cynthia S. Jacelon for her sustained excellence in leadership and mentorship in rehabilitation nursing.

Anne Deutsch, PhD RN CRRN, Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoIn recognition of Anne Deutsch, internationally known nurse researcher. Role models inter-professional collaboration. Mentor within ARN for research, publishing/editing. History of important research in the field of Rehabilitation. One of the few rehabilitation nurse researchers to employ secondary data analysis. Graciously shares expertise with fellow ARN members.

Anne Deutsch, PhD RN CRRN, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago In recognition of Dr. Deutsch who has made sustained and continuing contributions to the advancement of nursing and rehabilitation research over the past twenty years. Her work has been important in establishing role of functional assessment as a national quality indicator in post-acute care settings.

Margaret Cieri, BSN RN, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NYMargaret is an excellent nurse manager of a CARF-accredited 40 bed acute rehabilitation unit. She is a nursing role model and has developed programs that bring quality of life, including a patient council, nurse practice council and multiple educational conferences. Margaret is a strong advocate for service excellence.

The 2013 - 2014 ARN Board of DirectorsCongratulations to the 2013 - 2014 ARN Board of Directors who have made enormous strides this year in advancing the profession and the strategic plan of ARN. They have moved us significantly toward the goal of being a preferred resource for rehabilitation nursing knowledge. This year a new model for rehabilitation nursing was developed, and ARN was represented internationally in China and Portugal.

~The Board of Directors are being honored by ARN President, Kris Mauk.

Polytrauma Rehabilitation Field Advisory Committee, Office of Nursing Service, Veterans Health AdministrationThe Polytrauma Rehabilitation Field Advisory Committee (PFAC) represents nurses nationally serving the OEF, OIF, OND Veterans and families. Members of the PFAC assisted in drafting components for the Caregiver Legislation, in developing the SCI content for the Veterans Health Library and provided input for revisions to many handbooks and policies.

The CRRN's of BAYADAbility, BAYADA Home Health Care, Moorestown, NJIn 1989, I targeted the important role that rehabilitation nursing plays in home care. Our BAYADAbility program now boasts 24 CRRN's, and we believe no other home care company in the country provides this program. I nominate our rehab nurses in BAYADAbility for making my dream a reality.

~Ann Baiada, BAYADAbility Nursing Program of BAYADA Home Health Care.

The CRRN's of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Petersburg, VAChristy Patrick, Shella Mayson, Candace Seymore, Maria Smith & Jamie TahirHere at HealthSouth Petersburg, we value and promote excellence of clinical practice in all disciplines. Our Nursing Department has doubled the CRRN staff in the past year and has the same goal this year and going forward until all RNs are certified. Excellence at the bedside promotes the best patient experience and outcomes. Thank you to our CRRNs!

~The Petersburg CRRNs are being honored by HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Petersburg Virginia.

All of My Mentors in ARNThank you all for helping me along this amazing journey! If you are asking yourself if you are or have been a mentor to me, you can count it as YES!

The CRRNs at Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation CenterThank you for demonstrating your commitment to the specialty practice of rehabilitation nursing! You are outstanding role models on our team. Your dedication to the patients, families, and the communities we have the privilege to serve is deeply appreciated.

Joyce L. Reeves, Donna Williams and Michelle Camicia, my three mentors My mother, Joyce L. Reeves who mentored me into nursing at an early age and who encouraged throughout my career.

Donna Williams was my first mentor in rehabilitation nursing. She mentored me to get into ARN and to get my CRRN.

Michelle Camicia has been an incredible leader at the local and national level who has helped me and many others progress in their careers and to advance the specialty practice of rehabilitation nursing.

~The three nurses are being honored by Gail Sims, MSN RN CRRN

In Memory of Malcolm Maloof A true leader in rehabilitation. Was ARN President and advocate for ADA act.

~Honored by Teresa Thompson

Marit Kirkevold, Professor at the Department for Nursing Science, Oslo University, NorwayMarit is an outstanding researcher within rehabilitation in specific stroke and elderly people. She is a front figure in the development of nursing research in both Denmark and Norway, has developed important nursing theory and she teaches and supervises plenty of nursing students from basic to PhD level. She is always friendly and inviting towards both students and colleagues.

~Marit is being honored by Lena Aadal and Ingrid Poulsen, Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre and Department for Neurorehabilitation, TBI Unit, Copenhagen University Glostrup Hospital

Past & Present ARN Board PresidentsThrough their hard work and visionary leadership the past and present ARN board presidents have led the board and ARN to be leaders in transforming healthcare and making rehabilitation more than just a place.

Lisa K. Alberte Twinde, RN BSN CCM MS CRC ABDA, Executive Director/Nursing Rehab Director, Acres of Hope and Aspirations, Inc., Muskego, WILisa started a rehab home/farm called Acres of Hope and Aspirations that utilizes Creatures of Rehab (fur, feather and reptile friends) that aide in the rehabilitation, cognitive skills training and vocational potential of people affected by brain injury. Creatures also help educate children about brain injury and prevention.

Dr. Kathleen Ruroede, PhD MEd RN, Marianjoy Rehabilitation HospitalIn July 2012, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital initiated an online nursing journal club as a joint effort between the Nursing Department, Medical Library and Research Department. The purpose of the online journal club is to facilitate the use of evidence-based practice and research. We have awarded 494 CE hours to nurses.

~Kathleen is being honored by Brandi Moore, Director of Nursing, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital

Maxine Cramton, BSN, RN, Director of Rehabilitation Nursing-Retired, The Ohio State University Medical Center-Dodd Hall Rehabilitation CenterMaxine Cramton, as Director of Rehabilitation Nursing at The Ohio State University's Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Center, was one of the founders of ARN. She recognized and valued the evolving specialty role of rehabilitation nursing and realized ARN would provide the national leadership for advancing the education and research that was required.

~Maxine is being honored by the Central Ohio Chapter of ARN

Cindy Gatens, MN RN CRRN, Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Specialist-Retired, The Ohio State University Medical Center-Dodd Hall Rehabilitation CenterCindy Gatens, a founding member of ARN and our Central Ohio Chapter, guided many nurses from novices to experts in rehabilitation nursing. She encouraged certification and presented/assisted with many paper/poster presentations for ARN conference. She is an author, educator and researcher, but most importantly, a role model for patient/family advocacy.